Effectiveness of Bioenergy Economy-based Health Improvement (BEHI) versus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on the Psychological Comorbidities and Quality of Life in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Background: Inflammatory IBD has a significant adverse influence on the physical, psychological, family, and social dimensions of patients. This research aims to compare the effectiveness of ACT and BEHI on perceived stress, quality of life, sense of coherence, and D personality type in patients with IBD. Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental method with a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design with a control group. A total of 37 patients were randomly selected based on a random allocation system. Data were collected by WHOQOL-BREF, the Sense of Coherence (SOC) questionnaire, the Type D Personality Questionnaire, and the Perceived Stress Scale (Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)). The first experimental group ( Results: Results revealed that perceived stress, quality of life, sense of coherence, and D personality type significantly improved in the post-test and follow-up stages through the ACT and BEHI programs ( Conclusions: It can be concluded the BEHI program was more effective in decreasing perceived stress and D personality type and increasing quality of life than the ACT program. Although the BEHI program improved a sense of coherence, the ACT program was more effective in increasing the sense of coherence in patients.